{"id":154299,"date":"2024-05-06T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=154299"},"modified":"2024-05-06T21:19:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:19:09","slug":"verna-mary-rickward-nee-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/verna-mary-rickward-nee-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"Verna Mary Rickward (nee Mason)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Verna passed away at the Algonquin Grace Hospice in Huntsville on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the age of 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verna was born April 15, 1936, at Sand Lake, Kearney, Ontario, to the late Carman and Sarah Mason. Verna was the oldest of three children. Verna was always busy; she was involved with 4H, her church, square dancing, and the Order of the Eastern Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verna leaves behind her beloved husband Harvey, her children Robert (Bonnie), Glen (Joyce), Donald (Laurie), Tammy (Joe), and her grandchildren Michael (Heidi), Derek (Kandis), Kyle (Amanda), Katie (Darcy), Hunnah (Dan), Julie (Jesse), Josh, Noah, and great-grandchildren Ella, Alex, Mason, Sterling, Blake, and Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verna is the sister of Bob (Marion) and the late Aubrey (late Jan) and will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cYou will be greatly missed. God bless you and keep you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family will receive visitors at the Opatovsky Funeral Home-Dempster Chapel, 210 Ontario Street in Burk\u2019s Falls, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A service to celebrate Verna\u2019s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the Kearney Community Centre, 8 Main Street in Kearney, with Doreen Mason officiating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A private interment will follow in Knox United Cemetery in Kearney.&nbsp; If desired, memorial donations to Algonquin Grace Hospice would be sincerely appreciated by the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online condolences may be made at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.opatovskyfuneralhome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.opatovskyfuneralhome.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verna passed away at the Algonquin Grace Hospice in Huntsville on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the age of 88. 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